Book Drives in Action

Langham Boston Library Project 2015

01/12/2015 onward01/12/2015 to 05/10/2015

Boston MA

We are working with the African Library Project to provide books to eager readers in Africa who have very few books. Please help us by collecting and delivering gently used books or by raising money to help pay for shipping to Africa. It takes only 1000 books and $500 (plus a little elbow grease!) to start a single library and make a huge difference in children’s lives.

This book drive is organized by ...

The Langham, Boston
The Langham Boston is a hotel that embraces a culture of helping and giving back to the community.
We pride ourselves on the service that we provide our guests, but we also understand that we have a moral responsibility of making the world better every day.

Our website link: Langhamhotels.com

We want to start a library in Africa because...

We understand that we have plenty of resources around us, and we are privileged to be able to give to those that are in need. Our organization prides itself on its commitment to sustain the world and we strive on making ourselves and the world better everyday.

About our African Partners...

Please contribute these kinds of books...

For a community library. Books at U.S. Pre-school to 8th grade reading level

Here's how you can contribute your books...

The book drive ends on May 15th, 2015
Please call 617-304-4702 to coordinate book drop off

Contact us to find out more

Progress Report

Our Goal

1000 books

$1000 fundraising

Results so far
(updated: 2/16/2015)

1258 books

$500 fundraising

Living our values!
Connecting from the heart!

Acknowledgements

We were blessed with a generous Donation from Haruko Murphy. and we are half way thru our goal, if we continue at this pace we will be able to built 2 libraries. Thank you to the Meeting house in Lincoln Rhode Island for their generous donation of 98 Books.
We celebrate success

Tips for Other Book Drive Organizers

One of the fundraising we did was to sell red balloons for valentine, all the colleagues were encourage to send balloons to each other and we had a couple of cupids (collegues dressed with red) delivering to all the offices.
The fundraising exceeded our expectation, we spread cheers to all and everyone was excited to help the cause.
We asked libraries for donations, went to thrift stores and bought books by bags, we involved our children and a principal donated 300 books.

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About the African Library Project

Learn more about the African Library Project at http://www.africanlibraryproject.org.
You can 'like' us at http://facebook.com/africanlibraryproject - get updates, inspiration and more!